Dundee have sacked manager Alex Rae following the club's recent slump in form. The former Wolves midfielder was given the axe in the wake of Saturday's 2-1 home defeat to Ross County, a result which saw them slip to eighth in the first division.

A bitterly disappointed Rae did not want to comment after hearing the news broken by Dave MacKinnon, the chief executive, but is shocked to be relieved of his duties when the club are only six points off the top of the league. Rae took training yesterday as normal and had no idea his future was being discussed until he received a call on his way home from work asking him to return to the stadium.

Upon his return to Dens Park he met with MacKinnon and was told his contract, a 12-month rolling deal he signed last season, was being terminated. After taking the club to the brink of promotion last season, only losing out to Hamilton in the final fortnight, much was expected of Dundee this term but they have been unable to capture the same level of performance and recent weeks have seen significant fans' unrest.

I'm sure all Wolves fans will be hoping Rae bounces back, the former fiery midfielder was a favourite at Molineux and clearly has a lot of passion left to offer the game.